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Miner Jack Bedford
My father worked at the marine colliery for over 20 years. His name was Jack Bedford, from Brynmawr, a hard working man. There was a pitfall in 1964 where a friend and workmate was killed, he brought this poor man to the surface. I ...Read more
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My Hometown
Brynmawr is a quiet little town on the edge of the valley roads. These photos bring back memories of all the hills I climbed, picnics on the mountain, paddling in the pond across from our house in Warwick Road. Snow 6ft deep in Winter. I ...Read more
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The 60s In Tredegar
I would travel to Tredegar to go to the bigger shops, bigger than Brynmawr. I loved the fashions of the 60's, and sometimes could get what I liked in Tredegar. It is just a small town but I had good times there. I especially liked ...Read more
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Barry Island In The 50s And 60s
I traveled to Barry Island every summer because it was the nearest seaside to Brynmawr where we lived. The excitement of seeing the sea was overwhelming, and every time I would be sick on the old coach taking us ...Read more
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Where I Started Out
I was born in the War Memorial Hospital, Crickhowell in 1949. I don’t remember that bit, but I remember traveling down to Crickhowell on days out just to sit on the bridge watching the water pass by - so peaceful, outstanding ...Read more
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Synagogue
Brynmawr, my home town, although I haven't lived there for nigh on 40 years, it's still home. I have good and bad memories of Brynmawr. I was always regarded as a blacksheep, rebel, so the bad memories are of my own making. But thankfully, ...Read more
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Sister Immaculate Et Al
I read the last three comments on the BBC Wales website about the orphanage at Bryn Mair which was run by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy. And my heart bleeds for the innocent kiddies who were abused by those ...Read more
A memory of Pantasaph in 1953
Bellis
I went to St Felix School till 1966 and well remember Belli's right oppose Lloyds Bank. Recently this building has been on TV as The Indian Doctor's office. Cannot remember who were altar boys with me but in 1963 we all got chilblains at a ...Read more
A memory of Blaenavon in 1860 by
Pontllanfraith Grammar School
I started school here in 1953 travelling from Argoed everyday. Here I met my future husband, Tony Boulter, his sister Marjorie, her husband Derek Mills and brother Clive. Unfortunately my husband died in 2000. ...Read more
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Spiritual Home
My first memory of Tanygrisiau goes back to my being aged five and being taken there by my parents, Lloyd George and Catherine Owen. Dad's family had lived and worked at Tanygrisiau since almost the beginning of the slate mining ...Read more
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Here we see Brynmawr, the highest town in South Wales, from the old Blaenavon Road; this is one part of Brynmawr which has not changed at all.
The parish church of Brynmawr is the church of St Mary the Virgin, and it was opened by the licence of the Bishop of St David`s in January 1850.
Here the 3-lane road winds steeply through the Clydach Gorge towards Brynmawr.
The road to Brynmawr winds around the hillside from the village of Gellifelyn, on the right.
Between the new cemetery in the centre and the allotments and houses to the right, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny railway line, opened in 1862, begins its climb of 1000ft to Brynmawr, a
Between the new cemetery in the centre and the allotments and houses to the right, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny railway line, opened in 1862, begins its climb of 1000ft to Brynmawr, a mere eight
The road to Brynmawr winds around the hillside from the village of Gellifelyn, on the right.
Brynmawr was once the largest town in the rural county of Breconshire, but in 1974 it became part of industrial Gwent.
The Griffin Bus Company, which was later taken over by Red and White in 1947, had a base in Brynmawr.
The Heads of the Valleys Road had not been built when this picture was taken, as it shows the A465 old Merthyr road leading into King Street, Brynmawr.
The Brynmawr pool was built with help from the Quakers, and Lord Haw Haw, the Second World War traitor (his real name was William Joyce), worked on the project when he was a student.
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